Tokyo Bubble Life

Chapter 784 Chapter 792, How to quickly break the awkwardness when meeting your parents.
It snowed again last night, and the wind blew until one or two in the morning.
How did Naoki Nagayama know?
Because a nervous girlfriend couldn't sleep until one or two in the morning, she pulled Naoki Nagayama to ask all kinds of things, such as whether the gifts were appropriate, the personality traits of Nagayama's parents, and whether there were any special customs to pay attention to.

Finally I fell into a drowsy sleep, and kept tossing and turning until the next morning.

It seems to be a pattern. It snowed all night and the next day it was sunny all day.

Naoki Nagayama and Akina Nakamori got up very early this time and drove back in the snow to have lunch. It would probably take much longer than before. If they wanted to arrive before noon, there wouldn't be much time to waste.

Naoki Nagayama simply prepared breakfast, and then he saw Akina hurriedly running down and standing in front of him:
"Naoki-san, can you still see my dark circles? And this pimple on my forehead."

Yes, being too nervous caused acne to appear~
"Don't worry, you can't tell!"

Naoki Nagayama looked at Akina, who was wearing light makeup. She looked a little tired, with bloodshot eyes. On the one hand, she didn't sleep well, and on the other hand, she was really busy with work recently.

"Besides, acne is a symbol of youth, so what's the problem~"

"." Akina Nakamori looked again and again in the small mirror in her hand, "I must be in the best condition when I go to Naoki's house!"

Looking at the fair and tender face in front of him, Naoki Nagayama leaned forward and kissed her:
“It’s already very pretty!”

"Ah, Naoki-san!" Akina was a little annoyed and punched Naoki Nagayama's arm with her little fist, "I have to touch up my makeup again!"

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With such a delicate face and no powder stuck on it, what is there to be afraid of?
Even with Naoki Nagayama's comfort, Akina Nakamori did not really relax. After eating breakfast, packing the gifts, and getting in the car, she was still a little restless.

"Naoki-san, did you forget to bring anything?" asked Akina Nakamori, looking at the gifts on the back seat.

"I can't remember what I forgot to bring~" Naoki Nagayama shook his head.

"Naoki-san, where is the gift for Weeds?" Akina was still patrolling.

"In the trunk~"

"Oh~"

Just before driving, Akina suddenly saw a big dog outside the car window:
"Ah, Naoki-san, Inatarou didn't bring it!"

"We'll just be back for a day. There's no need to bring Inari Taro with you."

"Oh~"

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After the car started, Akina finally calmed down, but she was still looking at the scenery outside the window nervously.

Is it that nervous? Naoki Nagayama felt helpless.

So I found an album of Alan Tomoko's "Floating Space" in the cassettes in the car and started playing it. This famous citypop singer from the 80s, with her lazy voice and relaxing melody, made the car seem like a bar at night. The intoxication of alcohol and the slow dancing crowd filled the air with a relaxed atmosphere~
Sure enough, after hearing the music, Akina seemed much more relaxed and even started humming along.

"Naoki-san, I seem to be hearing more and more songs of this style~"

"Well, city pop, disco, rock and roll," Naoki Nagayama gave examples, "After the Japanese ballad craze, there has been more and more contact with Western music. There will be more and more songs of this kind! Just like the Japanese Record Awards, they might choose pop music. This is a trend~"

"That's it~"

At this time, Akina Nakamori had not yet reached the stage of considering the style of music, she simply thought that these songs were nice.

"Maybe Akina will sing this type of song in the future!"

Naoki Nagayama said that he knew Akina had a song called "OH, NO! OH, YES!" in her later years, which was also a widely sung city pop song.

"It should be easy to sing." Akina smiled. It would be fun to sing this kind of light-hearted style of music.

In this way, the two of them drove while chatting and listening to music, and their nervousness seemed to disappear.

On the highway from Tokyo to Shizuoka, the snow on the road should have been cleared by snowplows, and only the shoulders of the road were still covered with thick snow.

Looking to both sides from the highway, only the brown trunks of the trees and some green leaves can be seen in the woods in the distance. Everywhere else is white, which has melted slightly in the sunlight and reflects a crystal light.

But when you get to the beach, it's better. You can see the blue sea on the other side. The endless waves hit the shore, and the white waves sometimes merge with the snow on the shore, making it difficult to distinguish.
The road was slippery and it was difficult to drive too fast. When Naoki Nagayama arrived in Shizuoka, it was already past eleven o'clock, which took him a full hour longer than before.

"We're finally here!" Naoki Nagayama breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the buildings that were beginning to look familiar to him.

"Are we almost there?" Akina next to him stiffened a little, and suddenly looked at the gas station next to him and said, "Naoki-san, we're at the gas station, don't you want to refuel?"

"Eh? There's still plenty of oil." Naoki Nagayama looked at the strange expression of nervousness and shyness on Akina's face and seemed to understand something. "Ahem, fill it up. Oh, I need to go to the bathroom. Do you want to go, Akina?"

"I'm going to touch up my makeup"

Sure enough, being so nervous that you want to go to the bathroom is almost becoming a meme on "The Best Ten"~
Finally the car drove to the familiar building!
Naoki Nagayama got out of the car and picked up his things. He smiled and said, "The most critical moment has arrived. I will see my father and mother soon. Is Akina even more nervous?"

"." Why do I suddenly want to punch this handsome face? !
"Okay, follow me!"

Without continuing to create a sense of tension, Naoki Nagayama took the lead in pushing open the courtyard gate and then walked towards the door of the house.

"Father, Mother, I'm back!" Naoki Nagayama opened the door and walked to the entrance, shouting into the house.

"Welcome home!"

Nanako Nagayama came out of the kitchen and saw the beautiful girl following her son. She was a little stunned.
This is what ordinary people feel when they suddenly see a celebrity~
"Mom, this is my girlfriend Akina Nakamori." Naoki Nagayama had to introduce her, "Akina, this is my mother Nanako Nagayama~"

Akina Nakamori immediately bowed and said quickly, "Nanako-san, nice to meet you. I am Akina Nakamori who is dating Naoki-san. Please give me your guidance in the future~"

"Ah, I'm Naoki's mother, please give me your guidance."

Although she had met her eldest brother Aoki's girlfriend once and had some experience, her mother Nanako was still a little nervous at this time. After all, the first one was an ordinary small town girl, and the other was a nationally famous star.

After the two introduced themselves, I didn't know how to continue for a while.
It seemed that the situation was about to become tense, but it was Naoki Nagayama who broke the impasse:

"Mom, Akina brought you a gift~"

"Oh, yes." Akina Nakamori hurriedly took out a copy from the bag in her hand and handed it to Nanako Nagayama, "Nanako-san, this is the scarf I brought with me when I went abroad before."

Mother Nanako also took it, and as if this was the beginning of the process, she began to be humble:
"Ah, thank you so much~ Why is it so expensive?"

“No, no, because I saw it and thought it would be a good fit.”

"Come in and put your things down."

The polite words exchanged between them became the best icebreaker, and the atmosphere between Akina Nakamori and her mother Nanako quickly returned to a non-awkward state.

Otherwise, why would such polite words be passed down? They are the practical experience of the previous generation. They are really useful in quickly narrowing the distance between people!
Walking into the Japanese-style room in the living room, my father, Ken Nagayama, was dressed very formally, pretending to sit upright and read a newspaper.
"Father, this is my girlfriend, Akina Nakamori~" Naoki Nagayama introduced again, "Akina, this is my father, Ken Nagayama."

"Mr. Nagayama, nice to meet you. I'm Akina Nakamori!" Akina Nakamori bowed again and said hello, "Please give me your guidance~"

"Well, it's our first meeting. Please give me your guidance." Ken Nagayama nodded seriously, his eyes seemed to look at Akina Nakamori, and then he lowered his head to look at the newspaper.

Akina Nakamori became even more nervous, but under Naoki Nagayama's gaze, she still remembered her gift:

"Mr. Yongshan, this is a gift for you. I heard that you love drinking tea, so I asked someone to bring you Mingqian Longjing tea from China."

Yongshan Jian raised his head again and took the gift bag: "Thank you for your hard work!"

"." Akina Nakamori slowly retracted her outstretched arm and didn't know how to respond for a moment.

Naoki-san's father is really so taciturn!

Naoki Nagayama didn't care. He put the gift in his hand and the gift bag in Akina's hand in the corner of the living room and said to his mother who had just come in:
"Mother, there are some gifts for Big Brother and Wild Grass. Just give Hezi's share to her~"

"Thank you for your help," Nanako Nagayama brought two cups of hot tea and asked Naoki Nagayama and Akina Nakamori to sit down. "It must be cold on the road. Come and have a cup of hot tea."

"Arigato~" Akina Nakamori took the tea and then knelt obediently on the mat, as if she was participating in some ceremony.

The mother was busy for a while, and when the four of them finally sat around the low table, the real test was about to begin!
Some people say that bringing a boyfriend/girlfriend home is actually an interview, and you need to get the approval of both parents before you can continue the relationship. There is some truth to this~
So the elders must ask questions first:

"Akina-chan, when did you meet my Naoki?"

"In 56," Akina Nakamori still remembers, "I bumped into him while dancing~"

"In a dance hall?" Nanako was a little surprised. "Akina-chan was just in high school at that time."

Naoki Nagayama felt his thigh under the table being grabbed by Akina's hand and it hurt a bit.
"Well, at that time I was celebrating my adulthood with my older sister at home," Akina Nakamori explained carefully, absolutely not wanting to leave any impression of a bad girl to Naoki-san's parents.

"Oh~ Then we should celebrate," Nagayama Nanako nodded, "Akina-chan also debuted that year, right?"

"Hi, I participated in "A Star is Born!" that year."

"Have you loved singing since you were a kid? Is that why you want to participate in a talent show?"

"My mother loves singing, so I also like to participate in talent shows. The main reason is that I want to become a star and make money to support my family."

"What a filial daughter~"

"where."

"I heard that Mina-chan is a big family?"

"Hi, there are six of us brothers and sisters."

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The mother, Nanako, was the one who was talking, Akina Nakamori was answering politely, Naoki Nagayama was occasionally helping out, and the last of the four, the father, Ken Nagayama, was quietly drinking tea and listening, nodding or smiling occasionally.
After chatting for almost half an hour, the sound of the pressure cooker whistle came from the kitchen, and Nanako, the mother, suddenly remembered:
"Ah, there's still soup cooking in the kitchen."

He quickly stood up and rushed to the kitchen.

Akina Nakamori also stood up: "I'll help too"

"How can that be possible~Akina-chan is a guest~"

"Dumb tape, I'm the one who cooks at home"

"How can that be so embarrassing."

During the conversation, the two went to the kitchen to work together, but the atmosphere was much more relaxed than the simple chat before. I could also hear Akina praising the aroma of the soup and saying that Naoki-san's cooking skills were inherited from Nanako-san.
No matter what, it's never wrong to praise the other person's son.
I didn't expect that Akina is also good at managing the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law~
Naoki Nagayama took a sip of tea and looked at his father across from him. He happened to meet Ken Nagayama's gaze:
"Why didn't you ask, father?"

"Your mother has asked. I don't know what to ask." Nagayama Ken said, and then looked at Nagayama Naoki, "And Naoki, you have grown up, and your achievements are far higher than your father, even higher than your grandfather. You should decide your own affairs."

"Haha, father is still very good at talking~" Naoki Nagayama said with a smile.

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Nagayama Kenichi didn't know whether he should scold his frivolous son.
The lunch was exceptionally sumptuous, with freshly caught shrimps from Shizuoka, grilled eels, kelp rib soup, curry wagyu, rare honeydew melon, and many side dishes.
It is even richer than the New Year’s Eve dinner. My mother must have prepared it long ago, maybe with the help of my father.

"I'm starting~"

Naoki Nagayama had been driving for the whole morning and had almost digested his breakfast, so he started eating it in big mouthfuls.

Akina Nakamori sitting next to her was quietly taking small bites of the food, and even the sound of chewing could not be heard, fully embodying the style of not talking while eating and not speaking while sleeping.

My father also ate in silence, and my mother would occasionally ask Mingcai if the food was to his liking.

"Is big brother the chef in the izakaya today?" asked Naoki Nagayama.

"Well, he can stand on his own now~" The father nodded. Ever since the eldest brother got married and had children, he seemed to have really settled down and even seldom went fishing.

"Is that so? Then maybe we can try the program we mentioned before next year~" Naoki Nagayama said in a low voice.

"What show?" Akina Nakamori was a little curious.

"A food variety show~" Naoki Nagayama said with a smile, "I plan to use my home izakaya as one of the scenes"

"Eh~~"

After chatting for a while, Naoki Nagayama looked at his father again:

"By the way, didn't parents buy an apartment in Bunkyo Ward?"

"Yes, that's what happened. What's the matter?"

"It has gone up quite a bit now." Naoki Nagayama asked, "I think the housing prices in Tokyo will continue to rise in the next few years, and very quickly. So I want to ask you, do you want to mortgage that house and take out a loan to buy two smaller ones?"

"Is this possible? How do I pay back the loan?"

"The increase in housing prices has completely covered the increase, and will exceed it by a lot." Naoki Nagayama said, "If you agree, I will arrange to continue to mortgage it, and then sell the first house in the end. It is estimated that the positive cycle will be formed within five years."

"This"

The father was a little unsure, but the mother, Nanako, was quite relaxed.

"Just listen to Naoki. Naoki now makes more money than us and even our grandfather combined. You won't go wrong if you listen to him!"

"Then I'll start making arrangements when I get back~" Naoki Nagayama decided immediately.

My parents doubled their assets through circular mortgages, and my eldest brother made more money through the show, so my family members don’t have to worry about their lives.
(End of this chapter)